Starting Monday of next week something I deem totally exciting is happening in blogland and I am THRILLED to be a part of it. A few fellow mommy bloggers (see above) and I havebeen working REALLY hard to put together a site called Moxie Media.

We're hoping to gather bloggers with "moxie" to worktogether quarterly and promote companies we believe in, while keepingcontent on our sites fun and important to us.

To help draw attention to what being moxie is all about we enlistedthe help of the only person we knew who could find moxified womenacross the United States and unite them through a week long eventfilled with fun/interactive posts, giveaways, and blog hopping.

Meet Mona.

Moxie Mona is traveling the states via the blogosphere in an attemptto unite women with moxie while teaching us a bit about what'shappening in their neck of the woods.

Starting Monday and continuing through to Friday, Mona will visiteight to ten different states and introduce us to women with moxiewhile making her way through all fifty (OK, not all. But MOST FIFTY states), in what can only be describedas the fastest traveling any doll has ever made in the history oftraveling dolls.

I will link to the people she is visiting and you will have a chanceto follow Mona on her journey and discover things going on outside ofyour happy little home.

When Around The Blogosphere is over you can tell your friends how welltraveled you are and how you have visited most of the fifty states in lessthan a week...just don't tell them you visited the them by following aplush doll on her blog hopping journey. Go ahead and leave that partout. Or not.

In addition to coming here every day and following the list ofbloggers Mona is visiting in each state, you can also interact byparticipating in daily carnivals (memes) hosted by myself and my cofounding Moxie partners. Linking your blog on these sites when youparticipate will be a great opportunity to get your blog a littleextra traffic and it's also a fun way to interact in the bloggingcommunity. You might discover a weekly meme you didn't even knowexisted!

Here's how you can participate (and how I'll be participatingthroughout the week with you):

Monday, September 21st: Mona will be showing you whatshe did in the first ten states she visited, postcard style. You will meet at leastone blogger in each of those ten states. This is a great day for allof us to start thinking about and preparing posts for the remainingweeks carnivals.

Tuesday, September 22nd: You can participate and linkup to Tuesday Tribute hosted by Mayhem &Moxie. Here are the prompts: Since summer has officially ended, let's take a moment to look back and pay tribute to one of the season's most beloved past-times, the summer vacation. Write a tribute to that special aspect from your summer vacation.

Options include: 1) the most outrageous person you met while traveling, 2) the best (or worst) hotel you ever stayed in, 3) someone on your trip who saved the day, 4) the weight you gained while on vacation, 5) the book that made your vacation endurable.

Wednesday, September 23rd: You can participate andlink up to Wordful Wednesday hosted by me at Seven Clown Circus by postingpictures and writing about your favorite travel destination. You can even recycle one, like I'm doing.

Thursday, September 24th: You can participate andlink up to Writer's Workshop with Mama Kat. The writing prompts are asfollows:

1) Moxie is defined as having spirit and courage. Describe a time whenyou showed moxie.

2) If you were a super hero, what would your super power be?

3) If you ruled the world, what are three things you would change?

4.) Write a poem about a loved one who has shown you moxie, what haveyou learned from them?

5.) A superhero can save you from what ails you....what is your request?

Friday, September 25th: After visiting the remainingseven states Mona will be returning, exhausted I'm sure, to theGolden State (that would be California) for a little R and R. On this day you can participateand link up to Give Me Your Best Shot hosted by Better In Bulk. You will be asked toshow your best shot using super hero photos from past holidays,pictures of your kids dressing up, etc.

Whew! Sound like fun?

Or totally overwhelming?

Or just overwhelmigly fun?

To play along all you need to do is click on the links to thedifferent sites Mona is showcasing daily and link up to that dayscoordinating carnival activity.

I can't begin to tell you HOW EXCITED I am tonight when I found this on your blog and Mama Kat's! I have already visited the website and I'm so impressed by all the leaders and members, and I submitted my inquiry already for help with my new business (a new literary magazine on motherhood and nature I'm launching soon). Your new Moxie Media is just what I'm looking for for help! I can't wait to hear more about it through the tour! What a wonderful thing you are all putting together. Thank you!